by John Freund, CM | Sep 30, 2009 | Disasters and Responses, News, Vincentian Family
On the eve of the feast of St. Vincent de Paul (September 26), the northern part of the Philippines was struck by Typhoon Ondoy.The following is a report from Pamela Mantuhac, Vincentian Center for Asia Pacific, Adamson University. “Not unfamiliar with this...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 13, 2009 | Justice and Peace, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
– all the bloggers of the world wrote about those trapped in poverty? – all bloggers inspired by Vincent and Louise all wrote about one aspect of poverty? Either way…. we could change the conversation! Join Vincentian Blog Action Day. 59 second...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 6, 2009 | News
Some thought-provking perspectives on the value of work and accomplishments on this Labor Day in the US. “… It happened that both the CEO and the Janitor died the same day. And stood before Jesus to give an account of what they had done with their...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 1, 2009 | News
521 immigrant-rights and human-rights organizations are asking that the Administration immediately terminate the Department of Homeland Security’s 287(g) Â program that allows over 66 different local law enforcement agencies to run roughshod over the...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 5, 2009 | Justice and Peace, News
Gordon Brown speaks of attacking poverty and proposing the transformation of global politics, in the age of Twitter. (Despite Brown’s job title as Great Britain’s Prime Minister, this is no stump speech). There is much food for thought for Vincentians in...
by John Freund, CM | May 31, 2009 | Congregation of the Mission, Daughters of Charity, Disasters and Responses, News, Vincentian Family
Fr. José Vicente, Visitor of the CM Province of Barcelona, shares brief impressions with the Superior General. (English translation courtesy of Toma tn Poland.) “We can share the news with you that missionaries men and women in Honduras are well. Jpwever there...